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SUMMARY:Following in the Footsteps of the Monks’ Walk for Peace: Using Mindful Self-Compassion During Challenging Times (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Our nervous systems\, bodies\, hearts\, and minds are being assaulted almost daily by the pace of change in the world and daily encounters with pain\, uncertainty\, and suffering. The ancient practices of mindfulness can be a balm to modern overwhelm to help us find more balance and ease in our daily walk. \nThe Monks’ Walk for Peace offered us a gentle but powerful witness: a steady\, embodied practice of presence\, compassion\, and kindness to all people. Step by step\, the monks modeled what it means to walk through the world with mindful awareness and deep care—for others and for oneself. These workshops are an invitation to carry on the monks’ simple yet powerful teachings with the guidance of a highly experienced mindfulness teacher\, Amy Bloom Connolly. \nThe Well is delighted to welcome Amy\, the Founder and Director of the Center for Mindful Awareness in the Baltimore/DC region\, whose mission is to bring mindfulness into the lives of under-resourced people and the professionals who support them. This program\, based on decades of Amy’s studying and teaching mindfulness to others\, invites us to respond skillfully\, rather than react automatically to what arises with greater self-compassion\, equanimity and joy. Designed to be reflective\, interactive\, and experiential\, these gatherings will weave together mindfulness practices that are accessible\, heartfelt\, and nurturing. \nParticipants will learn how to weave the simplicity of ancient practices and wisdom into the modern and complex challenges of contemporary life—building continuity\, practice\, and community. This program can benefit both new and experienced meditators. Come as you are to explore\, learn\, and practice in the safe and sacred community at the Well. \nYou are welcome to attend one\, two\, or all three of these sessions as your schedule allows. \nDATE: Wednesdays – 6/3\, 6/17\, 7/1/2026 \nTIME: 1:00 – 3:00 PM \nCOST: $40 per Session or $105 for All Three Sessions \nLOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD 21093 \nREGISTRATION is required; please register here. \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATOR: Amy Bloom Connolly \nFACILITATOR BIO: \nAmy Bloom Connolly is Founder of the Center for Mindful Awareness. The focus of her work has been to deepen self-awareness and self-compassion\, build resilience\, and strengthen self-regulation through the CMA’s signature mindfulness-based SHINESM Program (Support\, Honor\, Inspire\, Nurture\, and Evolve). Her work invites people to connect more deeply with themselves and share their gifts with the world. \nThroughout her professional career\, she has worked with low-income families; young-at-heart elders; women living in shelter; women healing from addictions and abuse; families with young children with disabilities; homeless veterans who are in recovery; and the professionals who support these folks. \nAmy has practiced and studied mindfulness for more than forty years. She is a certified mindfulness teacher through the Meditation Teacher Training Institute led by Tara Brach; and has participated in trainings and retreats with Jack Kornfield\, Thich Nhat Hanh\, Sharon Saltzberg and the Dalai Lama. Her vision is to bring mindfulness to life\, and make research-based transformational practices clear\, relevant and accessible. She also is a student of tai chi and qigong.
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/following-in-the-footsteps-of-the-monks-walk-for-peace-using-mindful-self-compassion-during-challenging-times-in-person/
LOCATION:Well for the Journey (Note: Lutherville address)\, 120 W. Seminary Avenue\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD\, 21093\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Programs
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SUMMARY:Summoning Summer: Writing Its Wonders and Woes in Poetry (In-Person Program)
DESCRIPTION:“I enjoyed the class very much with Kitty’s leadership. She made the class fun and I did not feel intimidated. I had fun with the other ladies in the class collaborating during the group exercise. I am grateful to have joined the class.” – a past participant \n“I loved writing out the group poem for us to copy and take. This felt so good.” – a past participant \n**************************************************************************** \nAh Summertime! \nVacation. Family celebrations. Oceans and swimming pools. Earth erupting with gardens. Watermelon juice leaking onto redwood tables. Siestas in the sweet gum shade. Sun rearing high overhead\, Apollo’s horses driven by an August- bored teen. Camden Yards little-league dreams. But then there are also Thunderstorms\, Mosquitoes\, Complaining Kids\, and Itching Sunburn. \nSummer’s rich and deep associations\, especially those never-ending days of childhood summers\, plead for poems from us. \nIn this program\, poet and educator Kitty Yanson invites us to explore the archetype of summer with its many themes and symbolisms. Then we’ll look at some famous poems about summer\, paying particular attention to the concrete images that carry meaning and feeling to the reader. \nThrough guided journaling and creative prompts\, we will generate ideas and begin crafting poems. As a group\, we will collaborate on a communal haiku-series hymn to summer and then create our own unique personal summer manifesto. \nWe are delighted to welcome Kitty back to the Well for her second poetry workshop! No prior writing experience is needed. Just bring a notebook\, a pencil\, and a willingness to cast few spells summoning this season of heart and memory. \nDATE: Saturday\, June 6\, 2026 \nTIME: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM \nCOST: Please choose the ticket option that works best for you! See registration link below for options. \nREGISTRATION is required; please register here. \nLOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD 21093 \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATOR: Kitty Yanson \nFACILITATOR BIO: \nOld family stories told about one as a child have the resonance of myth. One does not know how much is actual truth and how much to explain a forming personality or to illustrate the values of one’s family. Nevertheless\, there is one about me: walking back from my grandmother’s house\, the four-year-old me asked my father\, “Where do thoughts go when you stop thinking them?” My fate was sealed: I became the family philosopher whether I wanted to live it out or not (which I kind of did). So I grew up studying art and stories and my own inner life and the tickings of peoples’ minds. Through it all\, I’m still wondering where thoughts go when you stop thinking them. \nI recently retired from a 35-year career as an English teacher at Mercy High School where I taught creative writing\, journalism\, English\, and theatre. My formal education includes a BA in English Literature from Mt. St. Agnes College and a MS in Professional Writing\, Imaginative Concentration from Towson University. Prior to that I worked at the Baltimore Theatre Project and also free-lanced gardening and catering. While teaching\, I found that the creativities required for teaching and for writing really come from about the same place; retirement has happily diverted the channel back into writing and my new love\, painting. I have also been a member of one of Well for the Journey’s Group Spiritual Direction gatherings and previously led a program about exploring dream imagery with a Jungian lens.
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/summoning-summer-writing-its-wonders-and-woes/
LOCATION:Well for the Journey (Note: Lutherville address)\, 120 W. Seminary Avenue\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD\, 21093\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Programs
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SUMMARY:Horizons Men's Group 2025-2026 (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Most men do not feel they can talk freely about their spiritual journey. At Well For The Journey\, we feel differently. The Horizons Men’s Group at the Well is a place where honest conversations take place about how we live out our spirituality uniquely as men in the world – within our daily living. \nGreg Cochran\, Executive Director at the Well\, has been facilitating Horizons for over ten years. Past discussions have explored a wide range of topics including the deconstruction and reconstruction of faith\, navigating the first and second halves of life\, spirituality and imperfection\, why do bad things happen to good people\, what is Truth\, and what can we learn from other faith traditions – just to name a few! \nThis season\, the wisdom of Parker Palmer will inform our conversation through two of his books: \nA Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life – explores the concept of living an “undivided life”—where one’s inner truth aligns with their outer actions and roles. \nLet Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation – explores what it means to find one’s true calling by deeply listening to one’s inner self and aligning with one’s authentic nature\, emphasizing that vocation isn’t a specific job title\, but rather a way of living authentically and embracing our unique gifts and limitations. \nDue to high interest\, we are pleased to offer two monthly groups this year – both graciously led by Greg! The Tuesday evening group will meet in-person at the Well and the Thursday evening group will meet online via Zoom. \nIf you are looking for a community where difficult questions are welcomed and explored from the unique perspective of male spirituality\, we have a place for you in Horizons. \nThis registration is for the in-person session on Tuesday evenings. \nDATES: Tuesdays – 10/14\, 11/18\, 12/16/25\, and 1/20\, 2/17\, 3/17\, 4/21\, 5/19\, and 6/9/26 \nTIME: 7:00 – 8:30 PM \nCOST: $200 \nLOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD 21093 \nREGISTRATION is required; please register here. \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATOR: Greg Cochran \nFACILITATOR BIO: \nGreg has been the Executive Director at Well for the Journey since 2010. He is a graduate of Clemson University and Southern Seminary. Greg was Associate Pastor at Woodbrook Baptist Church serving from 1988-2022. He also is a program/retreat facilitator and a spiritual companion. He completed the Shalem Institute’s Spiritual Guidance Program (SGP) in 2009 and is currently a SGP staff member. He is also a mentor for Paseo’s “The Stewards of Mystery” Spiritual Guidance Program in Cottonwood\, Idaho.
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/horizons-mens-group-2025-2026-in-person/2026-06-09/
LOCATION:Well for the Journey (Note: Lutherville address)\, 120 W. Seminary Avenue\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD\, 21093\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Flourishing: A Day Retreat for Body\, Mind & Spirit (In-Person Program - Sparks\, MD)
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome summer once again with a joyful day of retreat at Delight Farm in northern Baltimore County. Our gifted hosts and facilitators\, Mabeth Hudson and Sarah Hudson\, will guide us in reconnecting with joy\, wonder\, and play as we explore what it means to truly flourish as we move into the vibrant summer season. \nTogether in the beautiful Hudson barn and surrounding nature\, we will explore the energy and invitations that summer brings. Our time will include playful vinyasa yoga (all levels welcome)\, joyful breathing\, meaningful conversation\, and connection with ourselves and nature. \nThis retreat is designed to help you reset\, renew\, and step into summer feeling more present\, energized\, and aligned from the inside out. \nParticipants will: \n· Flow through an all-level vinyasa yoga practice designed to awaken openness\, possibility\, and fresh perspective. Participants will be guided through this practice but are invited to move or rest as they best see fit. \n· Gather in community for uplifting conversation\, reflection\, and shared insight. \n· Connect with wonder and imagination as we explore what it means to truly flourish. \n· Connect and create with nature through a guided\, hands-on seasonal experience designed to spark presence\, expression\, and joy. \nPlease bring your own bag lunch and yoga mat. Water will be provided. Wear casual clothing and comfortable walking shoes. Please note that a waiver will need to be signed upon arrival for the yoga portion of program. \nJoin Sarah and Mabeth for a joyful day of renewal\, connection\, and summer flourishing — and step into the season feeling refreshed\, vibrant\, and more alive.\n                         \nDATE: Saturday\, June 13\, 2026 \nTIME: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM \nCOST: $65 \nLOCATION: The Hudson Barn at Delight Farm – 15225 Tanyard Rd.\, Sparks\, MD 21152 \nREGISTRATION for this program is required and will close on 6/8/26. Please register early for planning purposes. Thank you! REGISTER HERE. \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATORS: Mabeth Hudson & Sarah Hudson \nFACILITATOR BIOS: \nMabeth Hudson\nThrough her leadership and writing\, Mabeth encourages people to listen to their inner wisdom\, discover meaningful connections\, grow through challenges\, and better love and be loved in the nitty-gritty of everyday life. Mabeth is passionate about attending to the spiritual dimension of being human in a practical way\, as it impacts all of one’s relationships. For over 20 years\, she has been developing and leading programs for spiritual wellness\, personal growth\, and leadership development. Her workshops\, classes\, retreats\, and writing offer accessible tools to integrate into daily life. \n  \n\nSarah Hudson\nSarah Hudson has a diverse skill set and a deep passion for personal growth and well-being. Through her Leadership Coaching + Wellness company\, Halcyon with Hudson\, she supports individuals on their journey towards self-discovery to live abundant\, empowered lives. In her practice\, Sarah leverages 11+ years in the corporate world\, a background as a CPA and Human Resources leader\, Leadership and Performance Coaching training through Brown University’s School of Professional Studies\, and 200H + 300H (in process) Yoga Teacher Training. She believes life is a continuous ebb and flow\, a journey of reconnecting to our highest selves and realigning with our values\, purpose\, and truth. Through coaching\, yoga\, and other modalities\, she aims to help guide clients back to this harmonious state\, helping them navigate life with greater inner intelligence\, fulfillment\, and ease.
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/summer-flourishing-a-day-retreat-for-body-mind-spirit/
LOCATION:The Hudson Barn at Delight Farm\, 15225 Tanyard Rd.\, Sparks\, MD\, 21152\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Programs
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SUMMARY:Sound Soul Weaving: A Seated Sound Bath Experience (In-Person Program)
DESCRIPTION:The practice of sound bathing has gained popularity recently but is actually a healing practice that is thousands of years old with deep roots in cultures around the world. Jenny Ehrhardt has been facilitating sound offerings for several years\, incorporating her first love as an herbalist into all that she offers. Integrating sound using crystal chakra bowls\, bells\, song\, and rattles with plants and sweetness from the earth\, opens our hearts and nourishes the soul for the healing of the world. What a perfect combination for the Well community and all who seek soul nourishment and healing for self and others! \nWe are thrilled to welcome Jenny back to the Well for another session of healing\, renewal and nourishment. Jenny will offer a time of stillness\, sacred listening\, reflection\, and alignment with spirit that invites us to take care of ourselves as well as send love and peace out into the world through our vibrations\, prayers and the collective spiritual intention of a sacred community. \nYou will be seated for this session which will begin with a time of introduction and honoring of each participant\, inviting plant spirit connection to our intentions/prayers and sound healing meditation. Healing sound helps break up trauma in the body and assists in releasing whatever no longer serves us. This is so important in our culture and world today. At the end of the session\, Jenny will share seasonal herbal tea and a sweet offering to help integrate and embody the experience. \nWe are thrilled that Jenny found the Well (literally in her own neighborhood!) and is sharing her gifts of love and presence now as part of the Well community. We invite you to join Jenny and trust this ancient healing process of soul sound weaving for the renewal of your body\, mind and spirit and the nourishment of your soul. \nPlease don’t delay! Jenny’s Sound Soul Weaving sessions at the Well sell out every time! \nDATE: Sunday\, June 14\, 2026 \nTIME: 2:00 – 4:00 PM \nCOST: $50 \nLOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD 21093 \nREGISTRATION is required; please register here. \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATOR: Jenny Ehrhardt \nFACILITATOR BIO: \nI have been fortunate to work with two other women facilitating sound offerings on the Eastern Shore. I have seen so many beautiful effects this work has had on so many people\, including myself. I feel honored to be working with the bowls and other sounds to help connect us to something much deeper\, Ourselves. Working with all ages on many different levels\, I see the peace come over most people in a very surprising way. I have been called to create small\, intimate sound offerings right here in my hometown. I am grateful to have found Well for the Journey\, which has become such a sacred place for me. I work deeply with the plants as well and had a small shoppe in Hampden for over 10 years. I have been called to service and I love plants\, sound\, and people who are open to change and learning and being in a community without judgement. Pure Hearts\, I feel this at Well For the Journey and look forward to connecting more and sharing and learning through sound and the plants.
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/sound-soul-weaving-a-seated-sound-bath-experience-in-person-program-7/
LOCATION:Well for the Journey (Note: Lutherville address)\, 120 W. Seminary Avenue\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD\, 21093\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Programs
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SUMMARY:Following in the Footsteps of the Monks’ Walk for Peace: Using Mindful Self-Compassion During Challenging Times (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Our nervous systems\, bodies\, hearts\, and minds are being assaulted almost daily by the pace of change in the world and daily encounters with pain\, uncertainty\, and suffering. The ancient practices of mindfulness can be a balm to modern overwhelm to help us find more balance and ease in our daily walk. \nThe Monks’ Walk for Peace offered us a gentle but powerful witness: a steady\, embodied practice of presence\, compassion\, and kindness to all people. Step by step\, the monks modeled what it means to walk through the world with mindful awareness and deep care—for others and for oneself. These workshops are an invitation to carry on the monks’ simple yet powerful teachings with the guidance of a highly experienced mindfulness teacher\, Amy Bloom Connolly. \nThe Well is delighted to welcome Amy\, the Founder and Director of the Center for Mindful Awareness in the Baltimore/DC region\, whose mission is to bring mindfulness into the lives of under-resourced people and the professionals who support them. This program\, based on decades of Amy’s studying and teaching mindfulness to others\, invites us to respond skillfully\, rather than react automatically to what arises with greater self-compassion\, equanimity and joy. Designed to be reflective\, interactive\, and experiential\, these gatherings will weave together mindfulness practices that are accessible\, heartfelt\, and nurturing. \nParticipants will learn how to weave the simplicity of ancient practices and wisdom into the modern and complex challenges of contemporary life—building continuity\, practice\, and community. This program can benefit both new and experienced meditators. Come as you are to explore\, learn\, and practice in the safe and sacred community at the Well. \nYou are welcome to attend one\, two\, or all three of these sessions as your schedule allows. \nDATE: Wednesdays – 6/3\, 6/17\, 7/1/2026 \nTIME: 1:00 – 3:00 PM \nCOST: $40 per Session or $105 for All Three Sessions \nLOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD 21093 \nREGISTRATION is required; please register here. \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATOR: Amy Bloom Connolly \nFACILITATOR BIO: \nAmy Bloom Connolly is Founder of the Center for Mindful Awareness. The focus of her work has been to deepen self-awareness and self-compassion\, build resilience\, and strengthen self-regulation through the CMA’s signature mindfulness-based SHINESM Program (Support\, Honor\, Inspire\, Nurture\, and Evolve). Her work invites people to connect more deeply with themselves and share their gifts with the world. \nThroughout her professional career\, she has worked with low-income families; young-at-heart elders; women living in shelter; women healing from addictions and abuse; families with young children with disabilities; homeless veterans who are in recovery; and the professionals who support these folks. \nAmy has practiced and studied mindfulness for more than forty years. She is a certified mindfulness teacher through the Meditation Teacher Training Institute led by Tara Brach; and has participated in trainings and retreats with Jack Kornfield\, Thich Nhat Hanh\, Sharon Saltzberg and the Dalai Lama. Her vision is to bring mindfulness to life\, and make research-based transformational practices clear\, relevant and accessible. She also is a student of tai chi and qigong.
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/following-in-the-footsteps-of-the-monks-walk-for-peace-using-mindful-self-compassion-during-challenging-times-in-person/2026-06-17/
LOCATION:Well for the Journey (Note: Lutherville address)\, 120 W. Seminary Avenue\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD\, 21093\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Programs
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Focused Music Imagery: A Journey of Discovery Through Music and Image (In-Person Program)
DESCRIPTION:Images—like those that arise in dreams—can help us make sense of experiences that are difficult to put into words. Focused Music Imagery (FMI) is often described as “dreaming to music while awake.” Through guided listening\, imagery\, drawing/writing\, and reflection\, participants are invited to discover personal meaning and connection within their own inner experience. \nJoin Meagan Hughes\, a Licensed Professional Music Therapist\, as she introduces the foundations of FMI at the Well. This program blends information-sharing with a guided\, experiential session\, offering participants a first-hand glimpse into how music and imagery can work together to support insight\, emotional awareness\, and personal growth. \nThe session will begin with an invitation to choose an image from those provided that resonates with you. The chosen image and your associations with that image will serve as a gentle focus for the experience. After an overview of FMI\, Meagan will guide the group into a brief relaxation supported by carefully selected music. In a relaxed state and with a chosen focus in mind\, you will be invited to notice your body\, emotions\, and any images that arise—whether visual\, sensory\, or felt. After several minutes of imaging\, you will be invited to write or draw what comes to you and then reflect together as a group. \nFMI is an active and intentional practice. While music alone can soothe and relax\, FMI holds broader possibilities\, inviting participants to explore what is most needed in this moment and helping us connect with the emotional and intuitive parts of ourselves that arise naturally through experiences with music and imagery. \nNo musical or artistic experience is needed. This program is open to anyone interested in creative self-exploration and the transformational possibilities of music. Simply bring your curiosity and the open ears of your heart. To learn more about FMI\, visit Meagan’s website at: https://www.musicalmethodsmt.com/. \nDATE: Friday\, June 19\, 2026 \nTIME: 10:00 – 11:30 AM \nCOST: $35 \nLOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD 21093 \nREGISTRATION for this program is required and will close on 6/15/26. Please register early for planning purposes. Thank you!  REGISTER HERE. \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATOR: Meagan Hughes\, LPMT\, MT-BC\, MIT \nFACILITATOR BIO: \nMeagan is a Licensed Professional Music Therapist with over 15 years of experience in academic\, clinical\, and community settings in the U.S. and Europe. Following her clinical training at Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital at the University of California in San Francisco\, she has worked internationally with people affected by armed conflict\, displacement\, and hospitalization. Meagan completed her certificate in Focused Music Imagery from the Therapeutic Arts Institute\, a recognized training institute by the Association for Music & Imagery.
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/introduction-to-focused-music-imagery/
LOCATION:Well for the Journey (Note: Lutherville address)\, 120 W. Seminary Avenue\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD\, 21093\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Programs
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SUMMARY:FREE:  Care for the Caregiver Retreat - Because You Matter\, Too! (In-Person Program)
DESCRIPTION:“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” — Anne Lamott \nAre you a family or professional caregiver in the local area who would benefit from a few hours of physical and spiritual respite? Then please join us for our fourth annual Care for the Caregiver Retreat on Thursday\, June 25th from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Well for the Journey in Lutherville\, MD! \nAt the Well\, we recognize that caregivers often place their own needs last while carrying so much for others. This retreat is our gift to you—an intentional space to pause\, breathe\, and be gently restored\, so you can continue offering loving care to others. \nThere are many types of caregivers. If you care for a loved one or client with dementia\, a terminal or chronic condition\, a child with special needs\, or if you serve in a professional care setting\, you are warmly invited to spend time being refilled and renewed through restorative and life-giving self-care. Our spacious time together will open with a brief blessing and end with a brief closing ritual. In between\, you are welcome to select from the below gifts to create your own personalized retreat experience: \n\nChair Massage with licensed massage professionals to relieve some tension in your body.\nGuided Meditation to relieve some tension in your spirit/mind.\nSpiritual Direction/Companioning mini sessions present a wonderful opportunity to explore spiritual direction or simply share what you are carrying with someone who will listen deeply.\nContemplative Practices to enjoy at your own pace\, including time outdoors on our meditation path\, lovely grounds\, and inviting screen porch.\nRest\, relaxation\, and supportive connection with others on the caregiving journey.\nLight refreshments to nourish your body.\n\n\nThe retreat is free\, but registration is required so that we can create your personalized schedule. A team member from Well For The Journey will contact you after June 19th to schedule and confirm your personalized retreat. \nPlease accept the invitation and let us care for you. If you joined us at a prior retreat\, we would love to see you again this year! \nDATE: Thursday\, June 25\, 2026 \nTIME: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM \nCOST: Free \nLOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD 21093 \nRSVP is required; Please RSVP HERE \nIMPORTANT: As participation is limited due to space\, if you RSVP that you are coming and then are unable\, we ask you to please call us as soon as you know\, so that we may offer your space to another deserving caregiver. Thank you!
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/care-for-the-caregiver-retreat-2026/
LOCATION:Well for the Journey (Note: Lutherville address)\, 120 W. Seminary Avenue\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD\, 21093\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Programs
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SUMMARY:In the Company of Francis of Assisi: A Men’s Retreat at Well for the Journey (In-Person Program)
DESCRIPTION:It happens to be one of the romantic ironies of the Middle Ages that one of the most celebrated saints of his day was one who most wanted to be forgotten. Francis of Assisi stripped himself of his fine clothes\, put on a coarse and patched robe\, eschewed the wealth of his family\, and abandoned social status to live with and like the beggars. Rather than earning the ridicule and ostracization accorded to the beggars of his day\, however\, his followers became so numerous that the church asked him to form an order\, one that has produced many other saints and that perdures to this day. \nFrancis was not a theologian or scholar of any kind. It is also well known that he was not a priest. And\, although some biographers maintain that he may have been ordained a deacon\, the earliest ones do not mention it and there is no record of his ordination. He authored no theological or spiritual treatises. Yet the passion and depth of his love for God\, and the experience he had of God’s presence in people and all of God’s creation\, is legendary even in the 21st century. It is available to us today. \nThe focus of this day of retreat will not be to learn facts about St. Francis\, or about God for that matter. It will be to meditate with Francis\, to invite him to join us in our meditation\, and to experience God’s presence and love the way he did. The day will include brief presentations\, time for silence and reflection\, and opportunities to share with other men on the journey. If that intrigues you\, come join us for a day with St. Francis of Assisi. \nPlease bring a bag lunch. Snacks and beverages will be available. \nDATE: Saturday\, June 27\, 2026 \nTIME: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM \nCOST: Please choose the option that works best for you! (see registration link for options.) \nLOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD 21093 \nREGISTRATION is required; please register here. \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATOR: Frank Laws \nFACILITATOR BIO: \nFrank Laws is a husband (Duffy’s husband of 54 years)\, father of four and grandfather of eight. He retired from the full-time practice of law in 2025\, which was preceded by three years of service in the U.S. Army (1971 – 1974) as a Chinese linguist and five years as a patrol officer in the Baltimore Police Department. In 1989 he confirmed a call to permanent diaconate in the Roman Catholic Church through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and\, preceding his current status as being on voluntary leave of absence\, served in parish ministry and on the deacon formation program\, including participation in St. Mary’s Seminary’s continuing formation program\, and the deacon life and ministry board. \nThrough contemplative practice for forty years\, Frank has a deep\, abiding sense of God’s presence in and through every person and everything God has created\, as well as God’s passionate desire to share that relationship with everyone. In addition to participating in several programs at the Well\, he has led retreats on Franciscan spirituality and God’s extravagant love\, as well as participating in the formation and leadership of small groups to enable others to develop and experience that relationship with the divine. He is an avid outdoorsman\, alpine mountaineer (in his younger years)\, ice climber\, and hiker. He currently serves as a volunteer with groups providing comfort and assistance to those whose lives have been disrupted by deportation.
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/in-the-company-of-francis-of-assisi-mens-retreat/
LOCATION:Well for the Journey (Note: Lutherville address)\, 120 W. Seminary Avenue\, Lutherville-Timonium\, MD\, 21093\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Programs
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